The CD debut of Longbranch/Pennywhistle, the
legendary 1969 collaboration between late Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey and his
longstanding songwriting partner, JD Souther. Both had made the migration from Detroit to
California and were adapting to what would become the California sound. Produced
by Jimmy Bowen, other
heavy-hitting music luminaries appear on the record, including legendary guitarist
James Burton, slide guitarist Ry Cooder, Buddy Emmons on pedal steel, Wrecking
Crew pianist Larry Knechtel, drummer Jim Gordon, bassist Joe Osborn and fiddler
Doug Kershaw.When the Amos Records label dissolved in 1971 the group had already
disbanded the year prior. Glenn Frey went on to co-found the Eagles and J.D.
Souther wrote or co-wrote several of the Eagles' most popular songs, along with
hits for Linda Ronstadt. He also recorded a number of hits under his own name,
including "Her Town Too" which was a major hit in a duet with James
Taylor.A pleasant album of modest
harmonized early country-rock.Pre-echoes
of the sound of the Eagles and 70s mellow Californian rock can be heard.
 AllMusic.comThere are tons of
lost country-rock LPs from the time period (Don Henley had one of his own on
Amos, with a group called Shiloh), but Longbranch/Pennywhistle
is one of the more interesting examples of the genre. The songs are mostly
amiable 'tonkers with a couple ballads thrown in for good measure, and feature
lots of nice Souther-Frey harmonies. One of the guitarists is also laying down
some fine fuzz guitar, likely in an attempt to emulate the sound of Sneaky Pete
Kleinow's pedal steel on Burritos records. Considering the pros involved, the
album was likely recorded pretty quickly - I swear someone says "good
enough" as the rocker Run Boy Run is fading down! - but never comes
across as lackadaisical, a trait encountered often on country rock albums from
the time.  Isthmus.comEXCELLENT!!

Fronted by
Aussie legend Dom Mariani, who came to prominence on the music scene in the 80s
with legendary garage rock combo The Stems, and later went on to form revered
power
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David Brookings has been a part of the indie pop scene since
releasing his first record in 2000 at the tender age of 21. While David
Brookings catalog contains several fine albums, Scorpio Monologue stands
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Eytan’s
seventh album has just arrived!“Since Description: “Listening to this new collection, a tribute to rockers Nada Surf, with less-than-zero knowledge of the band or its songs, turns out to be the smartest move I've made in awhile. Going in blind, I was able to judge the songs on their own merits and I didn't have to play the ‘Which Version is Better?’ game. These are the onl
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These are the earliest
professionally documented recordings of Chris and Sean Lund, aka "The Lund
Bros". The first portion of the record was the result of Geffen Records'
1995 funding of the band's stu
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The
Artwoods - Art Wood, Derek Griffiths, Malcolm Pool, Keef Hartley and future
Deep Purple organist Jon Lord - recorded for Decca, Parlophone and Fontana from
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NEW RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!!Glasgow's magnificent PearlfishersMoving away from his traditional
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Marty SchneiderExceptional cover stories for this landmark issue
include the tragic mystery story of the Lost & Found from California,
an expansive interview with writer/musician/archivist Lenny Kaye (
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